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Panel approves plan to lift Tokyo-area COVID-19 emergency

The emergency, introduced on Jan. 8, now covers Tokyo and the three neighboring prefectures of Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa. (AFP)
The emergency, introduced on Jan. 8, now covers Tokyo and the three neighboring prefectures of Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa. (AFP)
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18 Mar 2021 12:03:39 GMT9
18 Mar 2021 12:03:39 GMT9

TOKYO: An advisory panel Thursday morning approved the Japanese government’s plan to fully end its COVID-19 state of emergency on Sunday as scheduled.

The emergency, introduced on Jan. 8, now covers Tokyo and the three neighboring prefectures of Saitama, Chiba and Kanagawa.

The government’s COVID-19 response task force is scheduled to meet at 5:30 p.m. (8:30 a.m. GMT) to make a final decision to remove the emergency. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is set to meet the press at 7 p.m.

JIJI Press

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